IsClassDerivedFrom(string, string)

Description

The IsClassDerivedFrom Lua function returns a boolean indicating if a class is derived from a different class.

Arguments

• String:
  This string needs to be the name of the class that might be derived from a different class.
• String:
  This string needs to be the name of the class that might be the base class.

Return

• Boolean:
  The returned boolean indicates if the class is derived from the base class.

Example

This example checks if a class is derived from a different class and returns useful feedback.

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```
return function()

-- Set the value of the two strings.
local derivedName = "World"
local baseName = "Group"
-- Check if the derivedName is the name of a class derived from the baseName class.
local isDerived = IsClassDerivedFrom(derivedName, baseName)
-- Provide feedback.
if isDerived then
    Printf(derivedName .. " is derived from " .. baseName)
else
    Printf(derivedName .. " is not derived from " .. baseName)
end

end